Transcription of Famous Speeches: Franklin D. Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor Address
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Famous Speeches: Franklin D. Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor Address
Famous Speeches: Franklin 's Pearl Harbor Address President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his "Day of Infamy" speech to Congress on Dec. 8, 1941. Behind him are VicePresident Henry Wallace (left) and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn. To the right, in uniform in front of Rayburn, isRoosevelt's son James, who escorted his father to the Capitol in Washington, Photo: National Archives/Wikimedia Commons On Dec. 7, 1941, at around 1:30 , Navy Secretary Frank Knox told President FranklinD. Roosevelt that Pearl Harbor , a military base in Hawaii, had been attacked and morethan 2,400 Americans were killed. Previous to Pearl Harbor , a war with Japan seemedlikely but the attack made it imminent.
D. Roosevelt that Pearl Harbor, a U.S. military base in Hawaii, had been attacked and more than 2,400 Americans were killed. Previous to Pearl Harbor, a war with Japan seemed likely but the attack made it imminent. The next day, a somber Roosevelt delivered this …
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